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Unit 7 Mock Test

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available? 
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
2.
In the energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
3.
Which would be the appropriate term for an organism that eats a producer?
a)
scavenger
b)
decomposer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
primary consumer
4.
The shrew provides energy for the ...?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
5.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
6.
Grass is eaten by a prairie dog. The prairie dog is eaten by a coyote. This is an example of 
a)
An abiotic element
b)
An omnivore
c)
A herbivore
d)
A food chain
7.
Grass that gains energy from the sun is an example of a 
a)
Consumer
b)
Parasite
c)
Decomposer
d)
Producer
8.
We get energy from the food we eat. That energy first comes from
a)
Soil
b)
Fertilizers used by farmers
c)
Sun
d)
Vitamins added by food manufacturers
9.
What is a producer?
a)
Organisms that make their own food
b)
Organisms that eat other organisms for energy
c)
organisms that break down dead organisms
10.
What is a consumer?
a)
An organism that makes it's own food
b)
An organisms that eats other organisms for energy
c)
An organism that breaks down dead organisms
11.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
12.

A symbiotic relationship that involves organism going after something they both need or want.

a)

competition

b)

predation

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

13.

How many organisms in the food chain are only primary consumers?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.
symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected
a)
invasive (non-native) species
b)
mutualism 
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
commensalism
15.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
16.
Organisms that makes its own food using sunlight or chemicals; producer
a)
decomposer
b)
autotroph
c)
heterotroph
d)
herbivore
17.
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
niche
18.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
19.
Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.  They neither help nor harm the ants. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
20.
A food chain is?
a)
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
b)
The amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
c)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
d)
biotic and abiotic factors in an area.
21.

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Web

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Food Chain

22.
This type of consumer eats both other consumers and producers to obtain energy. It's name means "ALL" or "WHOLE" in latin.
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Herbivore.
c)
Omnivore
d)
Scavenger.
23.
A food web consists of?
a)
Many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
b)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
c)
Amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.
d)
Many types of insects that are stuck.
24.
Which of this energy roles is always located at the bottom of an energy pyramid?
a)
Producer
b)
Second-Level Carnivores
c)
Herbivores.
d)
First-Level Consumers.
25.
A food chain/food web is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
26.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
27.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
28.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
29.

10% of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next when organisms consume eachother. What happens to the other 90% of energy?

a)

It is destroyed.

b)

It is re-captured by the sun.

c)

It is used by organisms at each trophic level for everyday functions.

d)

It is captured by the atmosphere.

30.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
31.
In the food web shown, the smaller bird would be considered....
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
32.

In the food web shown, the fox is a...

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

d)

secondary and tertiary consumer

33.

Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This neither harms nor benefits the snails.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm

d)

Commensalism

34.

In this table the time is measured in months. Which statement below best describes the increase in the grass population in the first month?

a)

A decrease in the number of rabbits meaning an increase in the numer of snakes.

b)

The grass population decreased in the first month resulting in a decrease in rabbit population.

c)

The hawk populations are consuming snakes at higher rate then they can reproduce causing a decrease in rabbit populations.

d)

Increase migration of primary consumers.

35.

In this table the time is measured in months. Which statement below best describes the increase in rabbit population between 1.0-1.5 months.

a)

A decrease in the number of hawks meaning an increase in the numer of snakes.

b)

A decrease in number of snakes as a result of two more hawks migrating into the ecosystem.

c)

The hawk populations are consuming snakes at higher rate then they can reproduce causing a decrease in rabbit populations.

d)

Increase migration of secondary consumers.

36.

Drastic changes at the top of the food web can trigger trophic cascades, or domino effects that are felt through many lower trophic levels. The likelihood of a trophic cascade depends on the number of trophic levels in the ecosystem. Think back to the short film we watched about Yellowstone National Park, and how humans removed the wolves in 1920, which caused major changes to lower trophic levels.

Which option below represents trophic levels?

a)

Carnivore, Omnivore, and Herbivore.

b)

Grass, Rabbits, Snakes, and Hawks.

c)

Producers, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, and Tertiary Consumers.

d)

First Level, Second Level, Third Level, and Fourth Level.

37.

Drastic changes at the top of the food web can trigger trophic cascades, or domino effects that are felt through many lower trophic levels. The likelihood of a trophic cascade depends on the number of trophic levels in the ecosystem. Think back to the short film we watched about Yellowstone National Park, and how humans removed the wolves in 1920, which caused major changes to lower trophic levels.

Which example below represents a trophic cascade?

a)

In an aquatic ecosystem, there has been an introduction of a competitor fish that eats plankton along with the trout. The competitor fish is faster and more aggressive and forces the trout population to die out from starvation.

b)

In an aquatic ecosystem, there are golden trout that eat plankton, and the plankton eats algae. The algae is a producer, so it gets it's energy from the sun.

c)

In an aquatic ecosystem, the overfishing of trout has caused an increase in plankton, which are eaten by trout. As a result, there are less populations of algae (producers), which are consumed by plankton.